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Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
... which wound up today. The 26th Board meeting approved 15 projects, raising GCF’s total portfolio of climate finance ... Accredited Entities, which propose and implement climate projects funded by GCF. The approved projects, listed below and in more detail here , range from ...
Article > Press release 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... strategic priorities that could be translated into projects/programmes with sound business models and financing ... on GCF policy frameworks and priority areas for potential projects. The two phases of the readiness support have ... that the Fund provides as well as development of projects in alignment with the GCF investment criteria. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... about 22 years of experience working on climate resilience projects all around the world, although I have leaned towards projects within the Asia-Pacific region. At GCF, I oversee ... that the financing flows towards water-related climate risk projects that have the biggest impact and the most potential ...
Article > Insights 
Mitigation
The challenge
Global emissions must be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2010 levels if we are to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. However, the current energy generation and end-use...
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GCF funded India solar rooftop programme kicks off
... Fund transferred the funds for the first GCF private sector project in the country to NABARD, which was converted into ... Entity and India's largest rural development bank. The project itself will be implemented by TATA Cleantech Capital ... barriers by demonstrating the viability of solar rooftop projects and paving the way for future private sector ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
Women key agents for tackling climate change
... women’s empowerment in the context of climate change projects and programmes was the focus of a one-day training ... of the barriers and risks that must be overcome in the project design and implementation phases. At the start of ... Muñoz-Tamayo. The groups worked on a gender-blind project – where gender is viewed as not having an ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... Resilient Enduring Earth concept, supported by GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), is a pioneering approach ... conservation ambitions.” Ryan Bidwell, Global Director, Project Finance for Permanence, The Nature Conservancy said: “These projects will deliver impact at scale in Botswana and ...
Article > Press release 
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... Zorigoo, who works for the Ger Area Development Investment Project, tells me. It is true. The furnace which kept ... Ger Districts An ongoing Asian Development Bank (ADB) project is supporting the Ulaanbaatar City Master Plan by ... path. GCF is investing US$145 million in a US$544 million project with ADB for the construction of green affordable ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
... billion in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into projects and programmes to date. Considering the youth of ... have been rolled out, and as Mr Shiva Sharma, a National Project Director at the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, ... Other questions pointed to a low number of ‘innovative’ projects that are currently being supported by GCF. Mr ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
National Adaptation Planning support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
... reduce vulnerability to climate change (Article 7.1.). The project will achieve this goal by engaging in adaptation ... in Antigua and Barbuda. Specific outcomes of the NAP project are: Adaptation baselines are established through ... Sector entities. At the completion of the NAP Readiness project, Antigua and Barbuda will have the following: A ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Structured Dialogue with Africa
... to accelerate the design and implementation of ambitious projects and programmes that conform with countries' climate ... proposals and over thirty funding proposals - including projects that will target GCF’s Simplified Approval ... GCF’s work with national institutions help ensure GCF projects respond to country needs. Several African ...
Event > Structured dialogue Mali 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 267 million for climate action, agrees decision-making procedures
... of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved ten new projects and agreed procedures for adopting decisions in the ... action in developing countries. With co-financing the projects will channel over USD 1,451.6 million for ... GCF now has a portfolio of over USD 5.23 billion with 111 projects in 99 developing countries. Responding to a mandate ...
Article > Press release 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in ... Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she spoke with local partners ... Fund-financed Towards Ending Drought Emergencies (TWENDE) Project, a USD 35 million initiative to strengthen the ...
Article > Insights Kenya IUCN 
FP096 - DRC Green Mini-Grid Program
... the development of three solar green mini-grid pilot projects, each with battery storage, aggregating to a ... environment for private investment in green mini-grid projects. Key barriers to the provision of appropriate power ...
Project > Private sector Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) AfDB 
FP003 - Increasing the resilience of ecosystems and communities through the restoration of the productive bases of salinized lands
... effect of reduced rainfall and increasing temperatures. The project will strengthen the capacity to develop ... organization of farming partnerships and cooperatives. The project has an estimated lifespan of 4 years. FP003 Senegal ...
Project > Public sector Senegal CSE 
FP010 - De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
... and high use of imported fossil fuels for heating. The project will build the market for EE building retrofits in ... retrofits that can attract private investments. The project has an estimated lifespan of 20 years. FP010 Armenia ...
Project > Public sector Armenia UNDP 
FP013 - Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
... ecosystem resources to support coastal livelihoods. The project will also develop systematized climate and economic ... application in all 28 coastal provinces of Viet Nam. The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP013 Viet ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 
FP016 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
... benefit directly, with 1,179,800 indirect benefits of the project. The project has an estimated lifespan of 7 years. FP016 Sri ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka UNDP 
FP018 - Scaling-up of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk reduction in Northern Pakistan
... in some of the most remote areas of Pakistan. The project will build 250 engineering structures including ... the ability to respond rapidly to flood scenarios. The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years. FP018 ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan UNDP 
FP022 - Development of arganiculture orchards in degraded environment (DARED)
... as a priority activity to reduce GHG emissions. This project will strengthen the resilience of rural communities ... forests towards sustainable forest co-management. The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP022 Morocco ...
Project > Public sector Morocco ADA_Morocco 
FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar
... of GHG emissions and degradation of ecosystem services. The project model is to initially address smallholder ... landscape-level adaptation and mitigation activities. The project has an estimated lifespan of 10 years. The total GCF ...
Project > Private sector Madagascar CI 
FP053 - Enhancing climate change adaptation in the North coast and Nile Delta Regions in Egypt
... agricultural land, and the international coastal road. The project will also lead to the development of an integrated ... management plan for the entire North coast of Egypt. The project has an estimated lifespan of 7 years. FP053 Egypt 1 ...
Project > Public sector Egypt UNDP 
FP219 - Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
... dependent on the local farming industry. The SCPZ project is designed to combat this challenge by focusing on ... and agroforestry systems. As a result, these zones are projected to curtail land degradation, boost overall soil ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP227 - Increase Resilience to Climate Change of Smallholders Receiving the Services of the Inclusive Agricultural Value Chains Programme (DEFIS +)
... International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects and from the ongoing IFAD investment programme. The project will be implemented around the following three ...
Project > Public sector Madagascar IFAD 
FP228 - Cambodian Climate Financing Facility
... to signal to the market the commercial viability of climate projects. The Cambodian Climate Financing Facility’s ... climate resilience. CCFF will finance high-impact climate projects, focused on resource-constrained NDC priority ...
Project > Private sector Cambodia KDB 
FP229 - Acumen Climate Action Pakistan Fund
... Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are projected to diminish yields, disrupt growing seasons, ... resilience of smallholder farmers and the ecosystem. The project seeks to demonstrate a commercially viable business ...
Project > Private sector Pakistan Acumen 
FP237 - E-Motion : E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation
... While there are a few electric vehicle (EV) pilot projects in the region, achieving long-term transformation ... the barriers and take advantage of the opportunities, the project aims to reduce the investment risks for both the ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP244 - Climate Resilient Health and Well-Being for Rural Communities in southern Malawi (CHWBRC)
... facilities and water and sanitation infrastructure. The project’s six target districts are classified as very ... and sanitation facilities, and high unemployment. The project will adopt a holistic climate-informed approach to ...
Project > Public sector Malawi SCA 
FP247 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility Plus (LoCAL+) – West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali and Niger)
... insecurity, and economic and governance instability. The project aims to enhance adaptive capacities and knowledge ... of blended financing facilities for local enterprises. The project will support at least 85 local government ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries BOAD 
FP249 - Strengthening climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agriculture Livelihoods in Iraq (SRVALI)
... dependence on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. The project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of ... long-term food security and economic stability. The project will also promote gender equity by empowering women ...
Project > Public sector Iraq FAO 